Most of the time, the Herrscher of Origin, Raiden Mei, is a very easy-going person to get along with. She is calm, decent, and her every move is full of the unique charm of a mature woman. Even when she meets another "herself", this calm and gentle demeanor does not go away in surprise. It is quite the opposite. It is precisely because she is facing the "herself" from the past at this moment that the Herrscher of Origin, Raiden Mei, will fully reveal her mature side in order to serve as a role model.
In fact, this is also very effective - at least, in the process of getting along with this "self" who became a clerk in this cafe for unknown reasons, the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, completely let down her guard in just a few words, and from time to time she would cast a firm look at her that was almost like admiration, as if she had secretly made up her mind to become someone like her.
Seeing the look that this "self" from the past showed her, the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, who could roughly guess what the other person was thinking, couldn't help but feel secretly happy in her heart. She thought to herself, this is right! Raiden Mei should avoid going down the path of paranoia and middle school! It was because she was too stuffy in the past that she kept everything in her heart. As a result, she and Kiana, who also kept everything in her heart, formed a pair of Crouching Dragon and Phoenix Child. The two of them messed with each other and caused so many troubles... Wouldn't it be better if they could talk it out earlier?
Although Mei, the Herrscher of Thunder, does not completely deny her past self, she does admit from the bottom of her heart that she, as the Herrscher of Thunder, has done many things that are neither mature nor rational.
Let’s not talk about the fact that Kiana became stubborn due to the sudden change, was she also stupid in the past?
This "self" from another time and space does not seem to have fallen to the level of paranoia when he transformed into the "Herrser of Thunder".
If this is the case, then I must set a good example.
With myself serving as a role model in front of her, this "self" from the past should not go down the wrong path that she once took.
But just when the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, was trying to show her mature and decent side to the other party, the three people who broke into the cafe made her heart stop suddenly.
There was no doubt that she knew the three people who broke into the store: Eden, the greatest singer in the pre-civilization era, Raven, who could barely be considered her former colleague, and that... the fairy lady who had left an unforgettable mark in her heart, the flawless angel, Alicia.
The moment I saw those three people, all my decorum, indifference, and composure were destroyed, and instead, I felt an excitement as if I had suddenly met old friends whom I hadn't seen for a long time.
But at the same time, a hint of hesitation arose.
According to Xier's testimony, the real location of this cafe is a "singularity" in the Quantum Sea. Based on the disordered space-time of the Quantum Sea and its nature as a gap between different worlds, this cafe will appear in different worlds under special circumstances, and can be observed and visited by certain people who meet certain conditions.
That’s why there are so many different yet similar people in this cafe.
So, what about these three people who suddenly broke into the cafe?
Are they really the people I know?
Because of this confusion, the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, immediately suppressed her urge to go over and talk to the three people, but her eyes still revealed her passionate emotions uncontrollably.
Although he couldn't confirm whether the other party was one of those people who left a deep impression on him, she was Alicia after all. It was impossible for the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei to completely control her emotions.
Seeing the fiery emotion blossoming in the eyes of the Herrscher of the Origin, Mei Raiden, Mei Raiden, a shop clerk in Sky City, suddenly felt a strong chill.
"You... and her..." She looked at the "self" who was so mature that she had admired her not long ago, and then looked at the maid fairy she had met yesterday. She hesitated to speak, and considered her words for a long time. In the end, she could only ask in an extremely euphemistic way, "... When did your relationship become so good?"
...For some reason, Kiana in Dome City in the coffee shop and Kiana on the surface of the moon in another time and space suddenly felt cold all over and shuddered slightly at the same time.
Before the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, could answer her other self's question, the gorgeous maid fairy suddenly revealed an unprecedentedly bright expression.
"Oh my... Oh my~~! Isn't this my good Mei?~~"
She let go of the hands holding Raven and Eden, and skipped to the front of the Herrscher of Origin, Raiden Mei, like a nimble little deer, with an infectious and bright atmosphere all over her body.
"You're a bit cunning. You came here to eat alone. Didn't you say you were going to leave the world snake temporarily to talk to your good friends? I didn't expect you to come to the cafe alone~"
"Uh...what?" Mei, the Herrscher of the Origin, was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the other party said at all.
"Still playing dumb~ Didn't you just leave the paradise temporarily carrying a cross that looks very similar to the Key of Constraint?" The fairy maid touched the waist of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, mischievously with her smooth elbow, and her beautiful face showed a slightly naughty smile.
"..."
Did she do this kind of thing when she was in Paradise? The Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, tilted her head, pondered for a long time, and finally shook her head helplessly. While confirming that the other person was from her past, she also knew the other person's identity because of the word "Paradise". Her expression became gentle: "... I think you recognized the wrong person. The 'Raiden Mei' you mentioned should not be me."
"Eh?" This time, the maid fairy was the one who was stunned. She blinked her bright eyes with a blank expression, "But I clearly felt the mark of the paradise from Meiyi's body?"
"I have indeed visited the paradise, and I do know 'Alicia' from another time and space." The tone of the Herrscher of Origin, Raiden Mei, was unprecedentedly gentle and soothing, "But unfortunately, in my past, the ending of the paradise in the past life... was not perfect after all."
"So you are Mei from the future?" The maid fairy finally reacted, her eyes shining, "Is that so?"
"Not only that, I also--" Mei, the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden, took a long, deep breath. After preparing herself mentally, she subconsciously held her breath and silently accumulated the power of the Herrscher in her body, ready to show the other party the attitude she inherited from Alicia.
But at this moment, a voice full of emotion suddenly rang out.
"Answer me! Alicia——!"
"Answer me! Alicia——!"
"Answer me! Alicia——!"
"..."
The expression of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, suddenly froze, and the breath that was held in her lungs was released instantly.
The people in the hall all turned their eyes towards the direction where the shouting came from. They saw the young store manager who was sitting leisurely behind the bar took out a mini speaker at some point, and the speaker kept playing the shouting of "Answer me! Alicia——!!" in a loop.
"Why are you all looking at me? Go on?"
The store manager cracked a melon seed and casually threw the shell into the trash can under the bar.
The Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, she was both embarrassed and angry: "Why... do you have this audio?"
"Isn't it strange that I have this audio clip? I remember this shouting sound that came from nowhere and echoed in the quantum sea for several times. I thought it was quite interesting at the time, so I recorded it." The store manager cracked a melon seed with a click, "It's quite appropriate to play it in this kind of occasion."
"..." The Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei's face turned pale, "What do you mean? It echoed several times in the quantum sea???"
"Yes, it's played throughout the Quantum Ocean, and all residents of the bubble world can hear it." The store manager said, "It is said that because of this emotional cry, many 'Raiden Mei' in the bubble world are trying every means to find 'Alishia' in this cry."
The face of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, turned even paler, while Sky City, Raiden Mei had a strange expression on her face. She moved the stool under her butt backwards without leaving a trace, trying to move her body a little further away from the other person.
Except for the two Raiden Meis, most of the people in the hall had expressions as if they were trying to hold back their laughter. Only Alicia showed an obvious look of ecstasy.
But she did not continue to say anything to the Herrscher of the Origin, Mei Raiden. Instead, she rushed to the bar without saying a word, bowed slightly to the store manager sitting behind the bar, and spoke in a sweet voice: "My dear, respected, handsome store manager~~could you please fulfill a small request of Alicia?"
"Do you want it?" The store manager played with the mini speaker and smiled.
"Yes, yes, yes! Can you give it to me? I really need it~~" Alicia nodded rapidly, her eyes filled with undisguised desire.
The pupils of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, suddenly contracted: "Wait! Don't--!!"
The 4th Raven: Overthrow the Tyranny of Destiny? Me? (k)
Eating melons and watching a show is something that makes people feel very happy.
Especially when the melon tastes extremely sweet and when the show is wonderful, then this kind of thing that originally brings people a sense of pleasure will immediately upgrade to a supreme enjoyment.
Of course, anything that can bring pleasure to people has its corresponding risks.
For example, when you are eating a melon, the melon bites you back.
For example, when watching a play, you are suddenly drawn into the play.
As for the Herrscher of the Origin, Mei Raiden, who is in a dilemma at the moment, at least in the short term, it is really difficult for her to accept that her identity has suddenly changed from a melon-eating person standing on the observation deck to the melon that was kicked into the melon field.
What was even more difficult for her to accept was that she was already in such a predicament under the joint attack of the hateful store manager and Alicia, but her "partners" (gritting her teeth)... like Archbishop Theresa and Bronya, one after another, showed a half-smile, pretending to be indifferent - ! !
The pupils of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, reflected the charming smile of the fairy lady. Her face changed several times, sometimes blue, sometimes purple, and then turned red, not sure whether it was anger or shyness. She clenched her fingers into fists, and finally showed an extremely stiff smile. The veins on her forehead could be vaguely seen. Her tone was gentle with an unspeakable shame: "Stop it, Mr. Manager, and Alicia too. Do you two feel happy to make others feel troubled for no reason?"
"Troubled?" The store manager looked around and raised his eyebrows. "Is anyone here troubled?"
"So, that's what I'm saying—!" Mei, the Herrscher of the Origin, walked to the bar one step at a time, pressed her hands hard on the bar counter, got close to the store manager's face, and put on an extremely gentle smile, "You two's behavior has caused me very, very deep trouble—!"
"Don't say that, Mei." But at this moment, her palm that was slapping on the bar surface was covered by another slender hand that was emitting a little warmth.
Alicia, dressed in a maid outfit, gently held the hand of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, in her own palm. Her pair of pink eyes reflected a flawless, warm gemstone-like light under the ceiling light of the cafe. Her beautiful face, which seemed like it shouldn't appear in the world, showed an unprecedented complex expression of joy mixed with some sadness. Her voice was not as clear and transparent as before, but was filled with a sad feeling: "As the memory of the paradise of the past, an existence buried in history along with that vanished civilization, I can hear that people in this civilized era actually care about us so much. To be honest, after hearing your enthusiastic shout, I am really... very happy."
"Alicia..."
The feeling of shame disappeared.
Seeing the sadness on Alicia's face that she had never shown before even in her own memories, the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei's expression softened in the blink of an eye.
She couldn't help but secretly curse herself in her heart for being childish and ignorant.
She finally got to meet Alicia in this cafe, a girl she was supposed to never see again. Why would she pointlessly ruin her good mood, which was supposed to never be sad, because of such a small matter?
"So, can you fulfill my wish?" Seeing the rapidly softening expression of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, Alicia stared into her eyes with an expectant and cautious look, "My dear Mei~"
"I really can't do anything with you." The Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, smiled dotingly, "Only this time~"
In the eyes of Alicia, the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei instinctively ignored the two most critical issues.
What is Alicia's wish?
Who will complete it?
Seeing that another "self" from the future was easily controlled by the fairy lady in a maid outfit with just a few words, Mei from Tenka City Raiden couldn't help but cover her face, and a long sigh came out from between her fingers.
“Great!!!!!”
Then, it was totally unexpected for Mei from Sky City Raiden.
The next second.
As the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei's expression suddenly stiffened, Alicia's expression was like a magician performing some kind of magic trick. In the blink of an eye, her complex expression of anticipation, caution, and a little sadness turned into a look of joy as if she had won a victory, like a child who had gotten a new toy.
"Did you hear that? Mr. Manager~~? My good Mei has already agreed."
In less than a millisecond, Alicia carelessly threw away the hand of the Herrscher of Origin, Raiden Mei, which she was holding in her palm. She bent down, leaned her elbows on the counter, and then gently placed the back of one of her hands on her cheek: "So, you see... this recorder..."
The store manager tapped the bar counter lightly with his fingertips. He held the mini speaker between his fingers and flexibly moved it around like a living creature. He spoke slowly and meaningfully, "If you want me to give you this recorder full of Mei's dark history... it's not impossible..."
The first sentence was like a bolt from the blue.
The Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, and Dome City, Raiden Mei were both petrified at the same time.
"Wait." Mei, the Herrscher of the Origin, interrupted the conversation between the two with a sullen face, and her voice was slightly trembling. "What do you mean... it's full of my dark history? Didn't you say that the audio was only recorded because my shouts echoed in the quantum sea for a long time?"
Because she left the real world while pursuing the "Origin", the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, was not sure where her cries would reach in that chaotic imaginary space. So although she was confused about whether her emotional voice had reached the quantum sea, she was also unable to verify the authenticity of this matter.
Therefore, even though the store manager recorded the shouting without permission, Mei, the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden, really couldn't from the bottom of her heart put all the blame on the store manager.
However...if the audio recorded in this recorder is not just her cry on the road of pursuing "Siyuan", then of course it is a different matter.
Compared to the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, who instinctively felt a little frightened, after hearing the words of the store manager, the excitement on Alicia's face became even more intense.
"What? Mei's dark history?" Alicia stretched out her hands and held the store manager's hand that was playing with the recorder. Her pink eyes revealed an undisguised desire. "What kind of dark history? Let me hear it, let me hear it~"
“Alisa! Don’t interrupt me so suddenly!” Mei, the Herrscher of the Origin, said with some embarrassment, and then she suddenly turned her face away, “Dean! Aren’t we here to discuss serious matters with the store manager today? Can you please say a few words for me?”
"Well... it's true that we are looking for the store manager to discuss serious matters." Seeing the sudden relief on the face of the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, Theresa nodded faintly.
But in the next moment, she suddenly changed the subject: "However, our time is not so urgent that we have to finish the business right away and leave."
"..."
Betrayed.
The Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, has a look of despair.
Betrayed by a companion whom he trusted so much.
"Your bitter melon juice."
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly sounded from Theresa's ears.
“Ah, thank…thank you——?!!”
Theresa subconsciously turned her head, reached out to take the bitter melon juice that was handed to her, and then her expression froze.
"Please enjoy."
Xilin, who was wearing a waiter's uniform, bowed to her politely, and then, as if she didn't hear Theresa's completely changed tone of voice, she walked back to the kitchen without looking back.
"..."
Theresa looked at Xilin's petite figure disappearing behind the door curtain, and tremblingly drank a sip of bitter melon juice in her hand to calm her nerves. It took a lot of effort to calm her pounding heart.
She glanced at the Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, whose expression also froze, and looked around the hall. Except for those customers who came to the cafe for the first time today, the people who were originally in the cafe all looked normal - even the two "Kiana" and "Raiden Mei" who seemed to be from the past did not show any surprise at all because of Sirin's presence, as if they had already adapted to the existence of this child.
"..."
She took another sip of bitter melon juice, calmed herself down, and asked cautiously, "Is that child also from your store?"
"You'll know the answer after seeing this kind of thing, right?" the store manager shrugged.
"...Does your store still employ child laborers?" Theresa asked in a complicated tone.
"Don't be so mean, Xilin is a formal civil servant in her own world. And speaking of child labor, it's even more suspicious that a child like you who looks only 11 or 12 years old can serve as a bishop of the destiny, right?"
"Uh... this matter... has a very complicated reason..."
"You don't have to explain it to me, just like I don't want to explain my staff to every customer who visits this cafe."
"Okay, I understand." Theresa sighed and rubbed her forehead which was aching.
The Herrscher of the Origin, Raiden Mei, couldn't help but shook her head tiredly.
"that……"
At this time, Du, who had been left out, finally found an opportunity to interrupt and raised his hand cautiously: "I don't think I have anything to do here, right? Can I leave now?"
Ever since she was forcibly dragged into this cafe by Alicia, she had been in a daze, not being able to keep up with the pace of others.
